1 comment:

OK, I forgive the book delay because of the Dashiell Hammett short story.

Last year I reviewed a modern prequel for Sam Spade -- Spade and Archer - and realized I had never read any of the Dashiell Hammett books. So for Christmas I got the complete novel collection. They were all very good and I was stunned that in his long career he only wrote 4 novels and only one of them was a Sam Spade novel.

Red Harvest his first novel was a gang land period piece with a Pinkerton type detective who is never actually named. Amazingly good. Now as a serios fan of the Maltese Falcon movie which I have seen at least a dozen times I was glad to find how good the book was and as you mentioned the description of Spade does not exactly fit Humphrey Bogart. Though certainly Bogart became the classic stereotype detective doing both Chandler and Dashiell Hammett.

His Thin Man novel really surprised me. I am also a big fan of the Thin Man movie series which I have also seen multiple times. The wit contained in the movies certainly reflected the book and the movie follows the book quite well, even using lines from it. - though I think he also wrote the screenplay for the first movie.

So I am confident that you would certainly enjoy the novels being that they are quite well written and plotted.

As for Chandler that is another writer hole that I must plug and he is on my wish list. So looking forward to the Chandler short story - but please get back to Riddle of the Sands sometime :)

A friend has belatedly alerted me to your reading of my ‘The Binscombe Tales – Another Place’ last year.

Having listened twice now I accordingly wanted to contact you and, firstly, say thank you for your kind words re my series. And secondly, to congratulate on both your wonderful reading voice and your particular reading of my humble tale, which, if I may say so, showed remarkable… understanding.

I’ll confess I’ve rarely revisited that particular (first in the long sequence) story, although for no clear reason, and haven’t ever thought of it as any particular favourite. However, after now hearing your version I’ll concede it might have some small merit…

========

I've Read That says:If you didn't know better, you'd think you were listening to a professionally produced audiobook. (Actually, I prefer her reading style to that of many of the professional audiobook narrators I've come across.)

A Podcast ...

... featuring great authors and stories that should be better known. A little about the authors and their writing, with samples. Yes, forgotten classic literature in audiobook format.

What the heck is a Podcast?

Think of a podcast as a radio show. Each show consists of a series of individual episodes that you can listen in a variety of ways — on your computer, with an iPod, or with just a web browser.

This podcast is free, with certain qualifications noted(scroll down to the bottom of the sidebar to see them).

3 Ways to Listen

1) COMPUTER: Listen to podcasts using iTunes. Go to the iTunes store. On the right side of the screen look for the word "Music." Click the link. The menu drops down and you can select Podcasts. That action will take you to iTunes Store podcast library.

2) IPHONE: You probably already have the Podcast app (installed already on newer phones or available from the App Store for free).

3) ANDROID: Download Podcast Addict from Google Play (the app store).

There's No App For That

I don't have a specific app for Forgotten Classics, but here's how to get older episodes (not showing up in iTunes) onto your iPad anyway.

To get Forgotten classic onto your smartphone, use the iTunes app. There are also a lot of other apps which you may enjoy using better. Here is a list of the top 5 apps for getting podcasts onto youriPhone.

If it is a copyrighted work, then that is noted in the shownotes and you must obtain permission from the copyright holder or exercise judgment on Fair Use (see below).

It is my sincere intention to respect all copyrights. If anauthor or publisher finds that I am in error, please notify me and I will set things to rights immediately.

Fair Use

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—

(1) the purpose and character of the use, includingwhether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion usedin relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential marketfor or value of the copyrighted work.

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itselfbar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.